Proverbs 1:8-9
Legacy Standard Bible
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (A)Hear, my son, your father’s discipline
And (B)do not abandon your mother’s [a]instruction;
9 For they are a (C)garland of grace for your head
And [b](D)ornaments about your neck.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:8 Or law
- Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces
Proverbs 1:8-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (A)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And (B)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 Indeed, they are a (C)graceful wreath to your head
And [a](D)ornaments about your neck.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces
Proverbs 4:1-4
Legacy Standard Bible
A Father’s Wise Instruction
4 Hear, O sons, the (A)discipline of a father,
And (B)pay attention that you may know understanding,
2 For I give you [a]sound (C)learning;
(D)Do not forsake my [b]instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son before my mother,
4 Then he (G)instructed me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)hold fast my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:2 Lit good
- Proverbs 4:2 Or law
Proverbs 4:1-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
A Father’s Instruction
4 Hear, O sons, the (A)instruction of a father,
And (B)give attention that you may [a]gain understanding,
2 For I give you [b]sound (C)teaching;
(D)Do not abandon my [c]instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
(E)Tender and (F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
4 Then he (G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart (H)hold fast my words;
(I)Keep my commandments and live;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:1 Lit know
- Proverbs 4:2 Lit good
- Proverbs 4:2 Or law
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 11:29
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29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:29
New American Standard Bible 1995
29 He who (A)troubles his own house will (B)inherit wind,
And (C)the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
Proverbs 15:20
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:20
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:6
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:6 Lit Sons’ sons
Proverbs 17:6
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 17:21
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21 He who (A)begets a fool does so to his grief,
And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
Proverbs 17:21
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 He who (A)sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 17:25
New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 19:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
New American Standard Bible 1995
13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 He (A)who assaults his father and causes his mother to flee
Is a son who brings shame and humiliation.
Proverbs 19:26
New American Standard Bible 1995
26 He (A)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
Proverbs 20:20
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:20 Lit pupil (of the eye)
Proverbs 20:20
New American Standard Bible 1995
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:20 Lit pupil (of eye)
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